| The sentences below are commonly used by native speakers, so non-native speakers of English can make full use of their speeches in their daily English conversation. |
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| I just have to stop off ( to visit or stay at a place briefly when you are going somewhere else ) in the bathroom. |
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Shona : " Jeannie, may I use your bathroom ? "
Jeannie : Go ahead, but make it snappy, okay ? ( to tell someone that you want them to do something immediately and to do it quickly ) |
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| You should have heard the fuss my mom kicked up ! |
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| And could I have a long-sleeved jacket this time ? The short-sleeved ones are so babyish. |
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| Sorry, I am terrible with names ! |
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| If it's any consolation, Mom yells the most at the students she thinks are the best. |
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| I guess I'm grinning because Jeannie didn't holler very much for a change. |
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| Hugh MacKendrick is a real slave driver. |
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| He's so cute that it's a shame he's not nicer. |
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| ... even though Hugh is obviously out of my league.( to be too good or too expensive for you ) The championship doesn't have to be .... |
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| Oh, Shona. You are such a party pooper. ( someone who spoils other people's enjoyment by disapproving of or not taking part in a particular activity ) |
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| You could if you put your mind to it. |
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| I saw them going into that pizza parlor on Austin Street. Are they dating ? |
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| ..... hoping she didn't sound too breathless. |
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| I thought it might brighten up my practices. |
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| Well, we're just starting out, so we foul up sometimes. |
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| Don't you need a jacket or anything ? It's freezing out. |
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Hugh : And here you are spending your coffee break with another Highland dancer.
Shona : But that's by choice. |
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| If you keep working on it hard, I think you have a real shot at it this year, ... |
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| But I haven't been very up front about - somebody else. |
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| ..... maybe he just wants more people to fill out the audience, but I am dying to go. |
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| I'll call you later about Friday night, OK ? |
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| You'd think I was planning to pull an all-nighter or something. |
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| ..... she was speechless with delight. |
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| I don't want to gush or anything, -- but well, you are great. |
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| You should come jam with us sometime. |
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| Bye, Mom don't wait up. |
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| This girl definitely has taste. It's not fair, MacKendrick. You always hog all quality women. |
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| This round's on me. You can get the next one if you want. |
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| Myles seemed to be a big hit with all the girls. |
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| Last Sunday I wanted to kiss you too, but I was afraid that if I did, you'd think I was being fresh. ( being too confident and showing a lack of respect, or showing by your actions or words that you want to have sex with someone ) |
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| .... savoring ( to enjoy food or an experience slowly, in order to appreciate it as much as possible ) the memory of Hugh's kisses ...... |
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| I was a total wreck ( A person who is physically or mentally broken down or worn out ) that day. |
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| I thought maybe you had an ulterior motive. |
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| So you saw through my diabolical plot, uh ? |
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| I understand you have a pretty good shot at that second runner-up again. |
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| Shona has an even better shot at winning first place, Aynsley, so you'd better be on your toes. |
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| Hugh let out a whoop of laughter. |
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| It's a lot of hard work and everything, but I really love it. |
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| You can't risk it, not with the championships so close. |
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| Finally they nodded their heads in unison. |
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| I wish you two wouldn't holler at me like that. It's awfully embarassing when I'm with a guy. |
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| You better win that championship just to make up for all this neglect. |
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| Have you got your hooks into John Powell yet ? |
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| Mom, you weren't supposed to let on, I wanted to surprise her. |
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| You're really starting to show a lot of poise, ....... |
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| Pair that with poise, and in my opinion you've got Aynsley beat. |
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| She's still on my case for coming home late the last couple of times we went out. |
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| You'll have a whole week to rest up for it. |
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| I fell on the way home, I didn't damage anything vital, but I feel kind of achy. |
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| Will you please stop channel-hopping ....... |
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| In answer to her parents' worried questions, she confessed that she and Hugh had broken up. |
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| I'm just picking up a pair of panty hose. would you believe every pair I own has a run. ( a long vertical hole in tights and stockings ) |
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| I bet she's planning on making a big play for him tonight at Cathy Davidson's very exclusively party. |
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| Now that Hugh's available, she'll probably be all over him, trying to catch him on the rebound. |
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| I don't like any of these dresses, they're really tacky. ( of cheap quality or in bad style ) |
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| .... you should have seen him tripping all over his feet. He simply couldn't keep time with the music. |
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| Afterward she ran some errands for her mother, then spent the rest of the day working on an English paper, doing household chores, and listening for the phone. |
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| Vandals is a new teen club that just opened up. |
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| You're not much of a talker, are you ? |
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| Kim : I thought he'd be a refreshing change from you-know-who.
Shona : ' Refreshing ' is hardly the word for it. |
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| Can't you put a smile on your face and make the best of it for tonight ? |
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| I was feeling kind of lonely and mixed up. |
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| Her legs felt rubbery ( weak ) as she climbed the stairs, as if ..... |
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| You're not still moping about Hugh, are you ? |
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| He's bound to be there, whether he wants to come or not. Jeannie and Christina wouldn't let him wimp out. ( to decide not to do something because you are too frightened ) |
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| Ok that's enough play-by-play ( A detailed commentary of an event as it unfolds ), I don't want to know what happens next ! |
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| Are you two up to joining me ? |
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| Aynsley was talking a blue streak ( to talk quickly and without stopping ) , but Hugh didn't seem to be paying much attention. |
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| I can't believe she actually got him up on his feet. |
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| I think I just saw him heading for the refreshment stand. |
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| Your father just threw his back out ( to injure one's back in some way ) on the dancer floor. |
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| I told you I was a rotten dancer. |
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| Shona raced to the kitchen on tiptoe ....... |
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| I know I should have called you, but I guess my pride got in the way. |
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| I was so wrapped up in how important the championship is to me that I didn't spare a thought for how important your gig was to you. |
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| You'll need to be well rested for the competition tomorrow. |
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| I'm just beginning to recuperate from an overdose of it. |
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| You absolutely sparkled up there onstage. |
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| Oh please, you're going to give me a swelled head. |
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| She knew she stood a better chance of winning the championship since her chief competitor wasn't in top form. |
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| Today's competition would determine whether she was a champion Highland dncer or just an also-ran. ( someone in a competition who is unlikely to do well or who has failed ) |
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| If you don't want me to coach you for the nationals, I won't. |
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